Summary
OpenAI promised payouts to custom GPT creators. Now most are turning to outside sources for revenue. OpenAI’s move to create a marketplace for developers was part of its strategy.
Developers say that OpenAI’s analytics tools are lacking and that they have no real sense of how their GPTs are performing. OpenAI has said that GPT creators outside of the US, like Villocido, are not eligible for revenue-sharing.
According to the email Dobos shared on X, the pilot program guaranteed him a minimum payout of $1,000 per month. Dobos did not respond to several emails and direct messages asking about his experience with the GPT Store.
The world’s most highly valued AI “startup’ has just closed a $6.6 billion-dollar funding round. OpenAI projects that it will generate approximately $3.7 billion in sales this year.
For Eric Olson, building a GPT for the OpenAI GPT Store has paid off handsomely. His GPT, Consensus, was featured on the Store’s launch day in January. Between 10 and 15 percent of Consensus’ new subscribers come from its GPT.
